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A Simple Valentine's Day Dance

Wayne Maines | Posted 04.09.2013 | Gay Voices
Wayne Maines

Nicole was 10 years old, openly attending school as a transgender girl, and Valentine's Day was right around the corner. One evening Nicole came home, and while we were preparing dinner, she announced that there was going to be a father-daughter dance at the town recreation building.

First Ever Trans 100 List Spotlights Vital Voices in the Trans Community

Nico Lang | Posted 04.09.2013 | Chicago
Nico Lang

I consider Jen Richards' work to be one of the true shining forces in Chicago queer activism and her work with the trans community a personal inspiration. I was beyond thrilled to be one of the first to grill Jen about her new project: the Trans 100.

Denmark's Transgender Milestone

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 02.05.2013 | Gay Voices

A Guatemalan native has become the first transgender person to be granted asylum in Denmark. As the Copenhagen Post reported, Fernanda Milan was gr...

Transgender Lingerie Brand, Chrysalis, Fills An Important Void

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 02.05.2013 | Style

From Isis King and Lea T to Connie Fleming and Lauren Foster, there are more transgender and transsexual models working in fashion than ever before. S...

Remembering Dr. Leah Schaefer, The Sweet Singer-Turned-Psychiatrist Who Healed A Generation Of Trans Women

Dana Beyer | Posted 04.01.2013 | Gay Voices
Dana Beyer

Dr. Leah Cahan Schaefer died this past week at 92. A giant in the fields of transsexualism and female sexuality, she long persisted in recognizing transsexualism as a normal human developmental variant. I was fortunate to have collaborated with her in the late '90s.

Trans Inclusion: Trust, Verify, Eduate

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.01.2013 | Gay Voices
Marianne Mollmann

There are lessons to be learned from the Suzanne-Moore/Julie-Burchill-vs.-transgender-people debacle. The invisibility of trans communities is real. So are unthinking insults. But by treating the latter as intentional, we do nothing to inform and educate about the first.

Bizarre Loophole Strips Vietnamese Transgender Woman Of Legal Recognition

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 01.28.2013 | Gay Voices

Vietnam’s one and only transgender citizen whose gender transition was officially recognized after gender reassignment surgery is about to have her ...

Meet The Woman Who Could Become South America's First Transgender Lawmaker

Posted 01.24.2013 | Gay Voices

A Chilean transgender activist could be poised to become a pioneer not just in her own country, but in Latin America. The Santiago Times features...

WATCH: How This Tween Comes Out As Transgender To A Crush

Posted 01.22.2013 | Gay Voices

That first schoolyard crush can challenge even the most confident of tweens, but when the child in question is transgender, it can present an entirely...

Improving Conversations About Transgender Issues

Brynn Tannehill | Posted 03.24.2013 | Gay Voices
Brynn Tannehill

Just as telling my co-workers that I am transgender was necessary to making progress in my transition, opening better dialogue with would-be allies is necessary to making progress on transgender issues. Bridging the gap requires both sides to adjust how they do things.

Because Racism Is So Last Year, The New Normal Is Making Fun of Intersex People Now

Nico Lang | Posted 03.19.2013 | Chicago
Nico Lang

If Ryan Murphy wants to truly be a pioneer in his own medium -- at a time when we need more queer voices in film and television -- he needs to actually be inclusive.

Marriage Equality, And Then What?

Robyn Carolyn Montague | Posted 03.18.2013 | Gay Voices
Robyn Carolyn Montague

Despite my desire that my own marriage be recognized, it remains my strongest desire that economic justice for the trans community not take a back seat to marriage equality and be forgotten.

Good News For Sweden's Transgender Residents

Posted 01.14.2013 | Gay Voices

Sweden's policy of requiring transgender citizens to undergo sterilization before beginning their gender reassignment has been overturned. Time ma...

Transgender Miss California Contestant Set To Make History

Posted 01.11.2013 | Gay Voices

When Kylan Arianna Wenzel takes the stage Saturday for the preliminary round of the Miss California USA pageant, the tall knockout will be representin...

Truth, Consequences and Gender Transition

Joy Ladin | Posted 03.11.2013 | Gay Voices
Joy Ladin

Our divorce wasn't a crime of deception; it was a tragedy that resulted when we faced the truth: I can't live as a man, because I know that isn't who I am; she can't stay married to anyone who isn't a man, because that isn't who she is.

WATCH: Incredible Time Lapse Video Shows Transgender Woman's 3-Year Transition

Posted 01.09.2013 | Gay Voices

An incredible video that apparently shows a transgender woman's three-year transition from male to female is making the blogosphere rounds. "This ...

10 Years After

Dana Beyer | Posted 03.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Dana Beyer

I'm writing about my transition not only because a 10th anniversary seems an appropriate time to do so but because a friend of mine, Professor Joy Ladin of Yeshiva University, is undergoing a public trial by fire regarding her transition.

Transgender Teacher Sues School After Allegedly Being Branded 'Worse Than Gay'

Posted 01.08.2013 | Gay Voices

Editor's note: We reached out to Mark Krolikowski to inquire about his or her preferred pronoun usage but at the time of this writing, we have not rec...

Violence Still Prevalent Despite Progress On LGBTI Rights In Latin America

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 03.09.2013 | Gay Voices
Marianne Mollmann

The coexistence of same-sex marriage and brutality against LGBTI communities in Latin America should make it clear that we must attack the larger fallacy at stake: the notion that only those who look, speak, talk, think and live like the majority deserve equal rights and protection.

Meet Boston's Transgender Priest Turned University Chaplain

Posted 01.04.2013 | Gay Voices

“I seemed to need to pass through a certain kind of fear before I could embrace a fuller vocation to contribute to conversations on trans and wider ...

More Bad News For New Hampshire's Transgender Ex-Lawmaker

Nashua Patch | Carol Robidoux | Posted 01.02.2013 | Gay Voices

"I'm definitely disappointed," said Stacie Laughton, after learning this morning that she cannot run for the Ward 4 State Rep vacancy created when she...

I Wish You Were My Dad

Wayne Maines | Posted 03.04.2013 | Parents
Wayne Maines

I am well aware that some parents of my generation do not accept LGBT youth. I explained that most often love overcomes family fears. I asked them not to give up on their parents. I reminded them that if I could change, so can their parents.

The Year That Was: LGBT Ireland In 2012

Scott De Buitléir | Posted 02.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Scott De Buitléir

These last 12 months have seen their fair share of events that had a direct impact on Ireland's LGBT community, speeding up progress to a pace that was barely imaginable 10 years ago.

Readers' Top 12 Transgender Stories of 2012

Courtney O'Donnell | Posted 02.25.2013 | Gay Voices
Courtney O'Donnell

During 2012 I wrote approximately 400 articles for The Guerrilla Angel Report, the vast majority of them transgender-related. The following are the 12 most read stories of the year.

30 Days Of Holiday LGBT Giving: Kulia Na Mamo Transgender Organization

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2012 | Gay Voices

Note: This holiday season, in lieu of a traditional holiday gift guide, we'll be featuring a different LGBT organization each day for our "30 Days Of ...